A Large Early 20thC WF Stanley Telescopic Oak & Brass Surveyors Measuring Rod sub-Curios Nutcrackers of many types have

Nutcrackers of many types have been used through the centuries though at first the nutcracker was probably ones teeth or perhaps a hammer or mallet

The cupboard shows some rather attractive wear and tear with scuffing commensurate with its age

Origin: British

An imposing and impressive piece of natural history that illustrates the beauty and complexity of nature and the complex process of evolution

They worked in Birmingham as sheet metal workers

A Large Early 20thC WF Stanley Telescopic Oak & Brass Surveyors Measuring Rod sub-Curios Nutcrackers of many types haveOrigin: English Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1910 25 Length: 14 feet extended 6. 25 feet unextended Width: 3 inches Depth: 2 inches The oak and brass three tier telescopic measuring device with paper graphic ladder scale, by WF Stanley extends to fourteen feet and survives from the first quarter of the twentieth century. The condition is fair to good with the applied paper is dirty but largely in tact and free from